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Lopez Jimenez, Francisco

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Research

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  • Prof. Lopez Jimenez studies the mechanics of soft and slender structures, with the aim of harnessing instabilities and other nonlinear behavior. He is particularly focused in the design and characterization of new composite materials, and the analysis of deployable and lightweight structures.

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  • mechanics of soft and slender structures, instabilities and buckling, deployable structures, composite materials

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Teaching

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  • ASEN 3112 - Structures
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
    Teaches Mechanics of Materials methods of stress and deformation analysis applicable to the design and verification of aircraft and space structures. It offers an introduction to matrix and finite element methods for truss structures, and to mechanical vibrations.
  • ASEN 3712 - Structures
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Teaches Mechanics of Materials methods of stress and deformation analysis applicable to the design and verification of aircraft and space structures. It offers an introduction to matrix and finite element methods for truss structures, and to mechanical vibrations.
  • ASEN 3802 - Aerospace Sciences Lab II
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    Provides an intermediate laboratory experience in aerospace sciences, with a focus on aerodynamics, structural mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Emphasizes design and analysis of experiments, processing and analysis of experimental data, and model validation using experimental data.
  • ASEN 4018 - Senior Projects 1: Design Synthesis
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2024
    Focuses on the synthesis of technical knowledge, project management, design process, leadership, and communications within a team environment. Students progress through the design process beginning with requirements development, then preliminary design and culminating with critical design. Offered fall only.
  • ASEN 4028 - Senior Projects 2: Design Practicum
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2021
    Focuses on the fabrication, integration, verification and validation of designs produced in ASEN 4018. Students work within the same teams from ASEN 4018. Offered spring only.
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